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rain dance
noun
- (especially among American Indians) a ritualistic dance performed to bring rain.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rain dance1
First recorded in 1925–30
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That said, one can only imagine the rain dances being done in Downing Street for a series of rate cuts before a general election.
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A few of the players might be performing some rain dances, mind you.
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“Isn’t there a rain dance or something you could do?” asks Jackson.
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The most similar behaviour seen in the wild are chimpanzees’ “rain dances” and waterfall displays.
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The animals are known to perform “rain dances,” swaying and strutting when they hear the random sound of raindrops falling in the forest.
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